Editing Lesson (section)

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{{short description|Structured period of time where learning is intended to occur}}

[[Image:William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905) - The Difficult Lesson (1884).jpg|right|225px|thumb|"The Difficult Lesson" by [[William-Adolphe Bouguereau]] (1884)]]
[[Image:Falconry lesson.jpg|right|225px|thumb|[[Falconry]] lesson]]

A '''lesson''' or '''class''' is a structured period of time where [[learning]] is intended to occur.{{Citation needed|date=November 2008}} It involves one or more [[student]]s (also called pupils or learners in some circumstances) being taught by a [[teacher]] or instructor. A lesson may be either one section of a [[textbook]] (which, apart from the printed page, can also include [[multimedia]]) or, more frequently, a short period of time during which learners are taught about a particular subject or taught how to perform a particular activity. Lessons are generally taught in a [[classroom]] but may instead take place in a [[situated learning]] [[social environment|environment]].

In a wider sense, a lesson is an insight gained by a learner into previously unfamiliar subject-matter. Such a lesson can be either planned or accidental, enjoyable or painful. The colloquial phrase "to teach someone a lesson", means to punish or scold a person for a mistake they have made in order to ensure that they do not make the same mistake again.{{Citation needed|date=November 2008}}

Lessons can also be made entertaining. When the term ''[[education]]'' is combined with ''[[entertainment]]'', the term ''[[edutainment]]'' is coined.